#and then realizing that it’s partially his responsibility to help ylfa through her self loathing because he’s only worsened it | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

perdamian · 2 years

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thinking about how gerard said that during the siege he went to hide with the children which was seen as a cowardly thing to do but upon seeing him interact with ylfa/pinocchio/miss muffet i have to wonder if he comforted the children in his kingdom as he did with those in his party.

i think that (especially with the fighter class) gerard is often seen as weak and afraid due to his reluctance to get involved with war but we have to acknowledge that his own childhood was spent in complete misery. he truly never had the opportunity to grow up due to his being turned into a frog and then immediate thrust into princehood, but in seeing him comfort the children he’s with shows that his true strength comes from his compassion and desire to prevent other kids from having the same experience that he did at their age

#murph didn’t even wait for brennan to finish the description of the bodies before calling out to the group that everything was okay #and then being seen by mother goose as the only other ‘real adult’ in the party #and then realizing that it’s partially his responsibility to help ylfa through her self loathing because he’s only worsened it #by referring to himself as a monster and openly wishing to be human again #idk i do hope his arc continues with his care for the kids bc it really is so meaningful to his narrative #neverafter #neverafter dimension 20 #neverafter spoilers #dimsension 20

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